August 27, 2007

• What is your greatest fear?

  My greatest fear is for my nephew. I worry about what the world will be like when he’s grown. I wonder if it will continue to go down hill, and if it does, will he have the self-control and self-awareness Not to go with the flow… to be his own man and make his own decisions even if they are contrary to what his peers and his mother want for him? I hope that he’s smart enough not to give into peer pressure and conscientious enough to do what is right even if it is not easy or sanctioned by the greater population. I hope that he is a non-conformist in the same sense that I consider myself a non-conformist. I hope that he can learn to think for himself and not let others do it for him. I hope that he is strong enough to find his sense of self and give honor to others without losing his self-respect. I hope that my sister’s heavy handed idea of childrearing does not discourage him from being an individual… that he does not turn into her shadow or allow her to turn him into the image of what she thinks he should be. He does not need to be rich, he does not need to be powerful, and I just hope that whoever he becomes as he grows from a toddler, to adolescent, to adult, he can like himself and live in the world without trying to own it like everyone else does.
  
  

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